Pack-basket harness



May 26, 1925.

O. C. TUTTLE PACK BASKET HARNESS Filed April 24, 1924 Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED STATES ORLEY C. TUT'ILE, OF OLD FORGE, NEW YORK.

PACK-BASKET HARNESS.

Application filed April 24, 1924. Serial No. 708,783.

To all LU/1071b it may concern.

Be it known that I, ORLEY C. TUTTLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Old Forge, in the county of I-Ierkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pack-Basket Harness: and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in harnesses for carrying pack baskets and my object is to provide a greatly improved type of harness having no tendency to injure the basket with which it is used, and of such construction as to comfortably hold such basket against the users back, while permitting him to walk erectly, instead of leaning forwardly, as usually required, with its consequent difliculty of breathing.

With the foregoing in view, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the application of the invention to a well known form of pack basket.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the harness detached from the basket.

In the drawing above briefly described, a common type of pack basket B is shown, said basket having the usual rim R. The basket shown is also provided with splints 5 under its bottom, to reinforce the latter andto hold the sling-straps of the basketcarrying harness, against edgewise movement toan excessive extent, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

I provide a rim-strap 1 for passage around the basket B immediately under its him R, the ends of said strap being adjust-- ably connected by a suitable buckle 2. A pair of substantially U-shaped sling-straps 8 are shown, the front portions 4 of these straps being adapted to pass in front of the users shoulders for which reason they are preferably widened to prevent cutting into the body. The upper ends of the portions 4 are connected in any desired manner with the front portion of the rim-strap 1, for instance, by folding the strap ends over and riveting them to provide loops 5, through which said rim-strap passes. A pair of short straps 6 are secured to the upper ends of the strap portions 1 and are adjustable by means of buckles 7, said straps 6 being adapted to be passed transverselyaround the front portion of the basket rim R, as shown in Fig. 1, so that instead of the shoulder straps exerting a direct forward pull on the rim strap 1, part of this pull is exerted on the rim R. Thus, the shoulder straps cannot pull away from the upper end of the basket, which occurrence permits the lower end of said basket to move inwardly and chafe the users back. As the straps 6 prevent forward pulling of the strap 1 away from the basket B, to any appreciable extent, they also prevent said strap 1 from exerting as much forward strain as usual, upon the rear portion of the basket B. Thus, the life of the latter is greatly lengthened.

The sling-straps 3 are adapted to pass under the basket B, but are passed over the splints S, so that they are held against excessive lateral movement, which would permit them to disengage from the basket bottom. The rear ends of these straps are adjustably connected at horizontally spaced points, with the rear portion of the rimstrap 1 by appropriate buckles 8. Between the rear ends of these straps, a locking-strap 10 passes through a slot 11 in the rim strap 1 and is adapted to be passed transversely around the rear portion of the basket rim R, as shown in Fig. 1, said strap having an appropriate buckle 12. To prevent the basket rim from cutting the strap 10, a heavy flexible guard 13 is preferably disposed between the two, said guard having slots 14 through which the strap passes.

The device is simple and inexpensive and may be quickly and easily applied to or removed from pack baskets of different sizes and shapes. hen the device is in use, the shoulder-engaging straps do not pull forwardly only on the rim-strap 1 but they pull directly on the rim also, due to the pro vision of the straps 6. Thus, liability of the rim-strap 1 injuring the basket is obviated. Furthermore, the shoulder-straps are held against forward pulling from the basket and consequently, the upper end of the lat ter cannot move rearwardly from the users back, with the consequent danger of per mitting its lower end to chafe him. Obviously, the straps 3 exert a downward pull upon the rim-strap 1, but this pull is resisted by the strap 10, so that by this means,

further. strain: is taken from the basket wall. Thestrap 10 also preventscircumferential creeping of the harness on the basket, as will be readily understood...

On account of the excellent results ob-' tainable from the details disclosed, these -details are by preference followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, vari-t ous modifications may be made.

I claim:

A fpackbasket harness'comprlsing a rimstrap adapted to encircle apack basket un-' den-its rim; a pair of basket-supporting sling-straps each connected atone end to the front portion of the rim-strap and having their other ends adjust-ably connected to the rear portion of said rim strap athorizontally spaced points, the front portions of said slin r-gtraps being adapted to pass in front of tie users sho'u1ders;a pairlof short adjustablestraps secured to the first named ends of said sling-straps and adapted for passing transversely around the front portion of the-basket rim to prevent excessive forward pull directly on said rim-strap, and a shortadjustable' locking-strap passing through the rim-strap between said slingstraps' and adapted .for passage transverse ly around the'rrearl portion ofthe basket 

